Job Summary

Is an integral part of the CenterPoint Energy Corporate Communications team and collaborates with operations, customer, government relations, regulatory departments and external stakeholders to maintain and enhance CenterPoint’s reputation and proactively tell the company’s positive story. The senior corporate media specialist will be responsible for the development, management and execution of external communication plans, bilingual spokesperson duties (English and Spanish) and on-camera proactive storytelling across channels and emergency response duty. This role with have a focus on implementing best practices and protecting and enhancing the company’s reputation and image. Acts as company spokesperson, conducting interviews with media and engaging the public at business meetings and events. Serves on an after-hours media duty rotation including occasional weekends. 

Essential Functions

•    Serves as a Corporate Communications representative, providing strategic guidance, identifying effective tactics and evaluating results.  
•    Serves on the emergency response communications team. May work extensive hours at CenterPoint Energy locations during a crisis response. 
•    Comfortable communicating across all channels including digital and social. 
•    Adept at communicating complex information that is easily consumed. 
•    Provides proactive counsel on strategic direction to corporate leadership, business leaders, colleagues and other stakeholders, with a focus on achieving business objectives.  
•    Develops and implements strategic internal and external communication plans. Includes developing key messages, strategies, timing and specific channels, and incorporating analytics and measurement for results. 
Essential Functions Continued
•    Develops and implements strategic communications plans to support regulatory and government affairs initiatives highlighting issues pertaining to the company’s business goals and interests. 
•    Coordinates media and public speaking training programs for selected CenterPoint Energy executives, selected managers and staff who may be involved in addressing external audiences, including the news media, key opinion and thought groups and other external stakeholders. Develops and manages the production of a wide variety of communication materials, including news releases, fact sheets, articles, presentations, speeches, videos, social media content, digital signage, etc. Implements best practices and improves processes and deliverables proactively. Collaborates with graphic designers, marketing specialists to produce attractive and effective communication materials. 
•    Develops and executes a range of communications strategies and tactics in support of CenterPoint Energy’s business imperatives in Texas – both electric and gas; positions the company’s services and capabilities with key audiences and stakeholders.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Strategic Communications, Public Relations or a related area of study from an accredited college or university 

Experience

•    5 to 7 years of communications experience 
•    Experience as a company/organization spokesperson 
•    Experience in crisis response, including in an Incident Command System (ICS)  
•    Must be bilingual (Spanish and English) and comfortable speaking to media in both languages

Contact Information
Phil Gee
[email protected]

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